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I designed an Excel spreadsheet to track training and conditioning for my multiple horses. It's available for download (free) here. :)

Have you tried the stocking trick? I've used it under Bares and it works beautifully to prevent gaiter rubs. Don't know if it would work with Gloves, but I'd love to hear about it, if you give it a...

Ok, A2 and Mel, I'm listening...but I haven't found it that easy! Do you suppose the difference is the fact that I'm using Bares with the old style gaiter? Does it make that much difference?

Thanks, Tex. I did read that thread and remain hungry for me. A glutton for info, that's me. Glad to hear your good review!

So, do you think the gaiters will tear less easily on Gloves than on...

Ok, I'm still curious about these... Has anyone had the Easyboot Gloves long enough to offer an updated review?

My boy has always done very well in Easyboot Bares, but I've about had it with the...

I had unbelievable success with Aloe and MSM (after 60 days of omeprazole :mad:).

Fair question! I use Easyboot Bares (with gaiters) for endurance racing -- including wet, muddy, and sandy terrain. They don't rub my boy when he has his winter coat, but in summer I use the...

I blog about endurance racing and training formerly ungentled horses. (See link in my signature.)

Advice? Here are a few thoughts:

-Make your blog graphically appealing.

-Write well and...

Me too -- love it, love it, love it. I wear it on every ride, summer and winter, including endurance races, and it never bothers me a bit.

I can't answer your question directly, but your question made me wonder -- why Maalox instead of an equine antacid that is designed (and priced) to be fed in horse-sized quantities?

My recurrent ulcer horse (endurance horse) does best when I not only manage his regular diet in a particular fashion (free choice grass hay, beet pulp with a handful of Senior for palatability,...

Thanks, JB! :cool:


FWIW, my understanding of ranitidine is that it can, in some cases, block acid sufficiently to allow ulcers to heal...but only if administered faithfully every 6-8 hours,...

So, for those who are getting ranitidine at Costco -- are you managing that without a prescription, or did you get a script from your vet?

The OP's second description doesn't sound to me like at "dangerous" horse -- just one who needs work by a confident but empathetic trainer.

My horses drink significantly less on rainy days because their hay gets wet.

The key point is that while horses DO need to stay hydrated on rainy days, they DON'T need to drink as much from the...

Sounds like a MYOB situation to me, though I wouldn't like seeing the poor, nervous horse treated that way, either.

I don't know why you'd consider finding another barn. :confused: Doing so...

I went through a bad colic with my boy almost exactly a year ago. Mild pain turning to moderate after 10 hours. No clear diagnosis upon rectal exam, but he refluxed gallons when tubed. Best chance...

Bingo. Gastric acid destroys omeprazole before it can be absorbed, unless the omeprazole is somehow protected until it gets to the intestines. That's that GastroGard can do, and generic omeprazole...

I have just understood something about my chronic back pain. Thank you. :cool: (Sort of. :no:)

A search of this forum for EGUS or gastric ulcers will give you loads of threads.

Also, I wrote a blog series on the subject while going through this with my boy.

Any idea how well the pads would hold up in sandy conditions? Aaruba's boots fit correctly so they don't get a lot of grit inside, but what little they do is really, well, gritty! Seems like it...

Hey, thanks. :cool: It really does work quite well.

That's true, too! I went through the same debate with myself. :no: I decided to scope partly because we were in the middle of our competition season and needed answers fast.

I use Easyboot Bares on my guy, and I never pull the straps up.

Have you tried calling customer service at Easycare? I've done so a few times and they've always been helpful. :cool:

Something...

For the price of 10 days of UlcerGard (about $300), you could get your horse scoped and know for sure. ((Hugs)) I recently went through this with my horse -- not the aggression part, but the ulcers...